Himera, silver, drachms (rooster/crab in circular incuse) (480-470 BCE)
From SILVER
480 BCE - 470 BCE Silver 441 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Cock standing left |
| Reverse: | ΙΜΕΡΑΙΟΝ (Greek).Crab |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Himera | Ancient region: | Sicily | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 480 BCE | to | 470 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 4.25 | Denomination: | drachma
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Standard: |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Westermark 1999, p. 409-34, pl. 45-50, n° 108-29. | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 719-720, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 59, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 2, n° 440 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2.5 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| 15 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 37.5 | 3 |
| 18 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 45 | 1 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 40 of 40 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 11 | Number of coins (n) | 40 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 8 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.64 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 20 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 5.19 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 103,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 5.71 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00039 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.5% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 15,414.26 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 441 kg <br /> 441 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 38,535.65 |
Remarks
Most likely two workstations
References
- ^ Westermark, Ulla (1999), "Himera: the coins of Akragantine type. 2. Based on a catalogue by Kenneth Jenkins", in M. Amandry, S. Hurter and D. Bérend (eds.), Travaux de numismatique grecque offerts à Georges Le Rider, London, p. 409-34, pl. 45-50,
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.
